Influenced by houses of literature in European cities, the new Center for Fiction in Downtown Brooklyn hosts a bookstore, library, writer’s studio, and café.
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MoreOur favorite quirky library dedicated to the arcane, the bizarre and the morbid is outgrowing its space in Gowanus and hoping to expand.
MoreYou wouldn’t know it now, but Bushwick (together with Greenpoint and Williamsburg) was originally a Dutch farming town. These days, Bushwick is a haven for artists who flock there for the cheap studios in old warehouses and DIY culture. But even Bushwick is growing up and–dare we say–gentrifying. We won’t argue the pros and cons …
MoreWe did into the symbols on the monumental doors of the Brooklyn Public LIbrary, which reference key American authors and fictional figures.
MoreWhile the iconic Jefferson Market Library is the most well known to preservationists, many former libraries in the East Village also have a rich history.
MoreTomorrow, Elastic City will host an event to explore the relationship of a small independent library, Reanimation Library to the neighborhood of Gowanus
MoreMobile bookstores and libraries are growing increasingly common and adding untraditional spins to the traditional bookmobile.
MoreWhere in Manhattan would one find a single room filled with 350 different locks in varying shapes and sizes? Inside the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen.
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Save for the doorman’s greeting of a soft smile, nod, and hello, the Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen reverberates a calm-quiet. The marble tiled mosaic floors and marble wainscoting of the entry atrium zap any acknowledgement of an architectural world post-1903. It is here, beneath the original geometric patterned stained …
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